Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Gatty by Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1992
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: W37-6
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (30 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards, 1/4" solid gentian blue border; white falls, slightly deeper and narrower solid border
Beard Color: Blue white at end, cadmium orange in throat
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1996

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: Chubby Cheeks X S48-4: (L-1-5: (F12-1: (((Dainty Royal x Golden Fair) x Zip) x Ginger Tart) x Baja) x Muchacha)
Child plants: 6 child plants

Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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